For the past 20+ years school districts have been evolving. They've moved from teaching the 3 R's to providing daycare, healthcare, meals, clothing and other services. They have adopted S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning) as well as PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Services). They have adopted stances supporting Black Lives Matter (BLM); in some cases taking positions against police and school resource officers. Some have adopted "White Fragility" and are actively teaching "systemic racism". Districts have added more counselors to help children deal with issues at home. What do the statistics and data about public schools tell use? … [Read more...]
Socialism/Communism comes to a Battle Ground CTE class
Sensational headline? You be the judge. At the school board meeting on August 26, 2019, in a 2-1 vote (2 Board members were absent) the School Board Directors voted to approve the adoption of a new textbook for a new course at the CTE (Career and Technical Education) at the CASEE center. The course: Agroecology, The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems. It is a course for juniors and there will be one section. (15-20 students will access the course.) It replaces a Food Science Course that was taught at CASEE. Food Science will still be taught elsewhere. (BGHS and PHS). [Note: There is a "Field and Laboratory Investigations" manual that will be used as supplementary material in the … [Read more...]
California’s Proposed K-12 Ethnic Studies Curriculum: Indoctrination not Instruction – coming to Washington State?
Some say...As goes California so goes the nation. For those who believe that parents should be responsible for making choices about their children's education you better hope California says WAY clear of Washington State. In this article published at the Independent Women's Forum written by Vicki Alger they discuss the continuing movement of K-12 education toward creating adults of the future that follow rules. Give it a read and if it scares you keep an eye on your local school district. The State Superintendent, Chris Reykdal, being the social warrior he is, might love this approach and want to implement it here... California is rolling out a new “Ethnic Studies Model … [Read more...]
Are Schools Seeking to Raise Social Justice Warriors?
This article comes to us courtesy of Intellectual Takeout from Feb 9th. Annie Holmquist. Famed educator Maria Montessori once said: “Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading.” We all recognize the truth of the latter part of Montessori’s statement. This is why parents, teachers, and public officials tend to encourage reading so frequently, for in doing so, children will become self-educators and open themselves up to a … [Read more...]